The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

Waikato Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1812, 16 February 1884, Page 2

The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

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SATURDAY, FEB. 16, 1884-

The polling for the return of a member of the House of Representatives for Selwyn, vice the late TO. J. Lee, took place yesteiday, and resulted in the return of Mi Wakefield, who secured a majority of IG3 over his opponent, Mr McLachlan. A summons has been served on the chief Whatuaio at the instance of the Surveyor-C4eneral, Auckland, on account of the recent survey obstruction at Waotu. The case will be heard in the Cambridge R.M. Court, and ib likely to create much interest. Our Te Aroha correspondent wired on Thursday :— Traffic on the river it stopped for a few days, during the construction in the stream of the concrete piei for the new spring bridge to rest upon. Steamers now unload below the new bridge. To the Editor.— Sir,— l note in your paper an extract from the Auckland Herald, in which it is stated that my sheep took second prize at the late Auckland Show. This is contrary to fact. They received neither prize nor commendation. If you would kmdly coirect this mistake I shall bo much obliged.— Yours truly, S. T. Seddon. A meeting of the Cambridge Cricket Club is called for this evening at 7.20 o'clock at Kirkwoods Hotel. The object of the meeting is to consider the challenge of the Otahuhu ciickefcera to a two days match at Cambridge, on the 24th and 25th March. The piesent financial conditipn of the club we understand will also be discusgqri, Of late cricket practice at Cambridge has »o^ bflen bo regular as might be expected, but we a*<* qnable to say to what cause this is due. A spccUl meeting of the Kirikiri* foa Road Board was held yesterday afternoon, to open tenders, Present ; Messrs

Primrose (chairman), Runoiraau and Luvell. Mr Napper, C.E., was also prosent. The following tenders were received for works on the Hukamri road :— No. 1.~ iJ. Coombes, gravel. 1b 6d per yard ; formation, (is Gd per chain ; earthwork, Is per yard (accepted) ; T. Clarkm, Is 3d, 10s, and Is 3d ; Brown, Is sd, 130 9d, [ and 1« 3d ; Runinoy, 2s, 12s (sd, and Is 3d. j No. 2.— Biown, formation, 9s per chain ; earthwork, Od per yard ; gravel, Is 3d (accepted) ; Rumney, 15s, lOd, and Is Gd. The programme of the concert to be held in the Hamilton Public Hall on the 2fith hut., will be found in our advertising columns. A man named .Malachi Peehan well-known in Camb^dge, wa« yesterday taken in charge by the police, being in a delirious atate through excessive drinking. The contractors are making good headway with the additions to the Bank of New Zealand at Cambridge. It is not expected, however, that the building will be ready for business for some considerable time yet. We are glad to have to state that the gentleman who suffered by the bursting of the bottle of nitric acid at Cambridge on Tuesday night last, through getting some of the acid in his eyes is gradually recovering ; he is now able to see with both eyes. We understand that those members of the Cambi idge school committee averse to tho proposed change in the teaching staff, as far as Mr R. D. Stewart is concerned, have taken independent action in the matter by communicating with the I Board of Education. The residents of the Raglan disti ict intend holding a race meeting on the 17th March, (S. Patrick's Day). The programme will be found in another column. Entries for the handicaps close on the 10th prov. In another column will be found the full programme of the race meeting to I be held at Kihikihi on S. Patrick's Day, | the 17th of March. The prize money ! amounts to nearly a £100, very fairly divided between the various events. Nominattions for tho handicaps must be sent to i the Secictary, Mr Elmsley, not later than the 7th Match, and the weights will appear I [ in this journal on the 11th. The new Wesleyan Church, Cambridge, isnow completed, and, with thee\cepttonof theinside fittings and furniture, which have not arrived, is ready for divine service. Much delay has been experienced in obtain- I ing the seats &c from Auckland, for though piomised home considerable time since, I they have not yet arrived at Cambridge, [ Immediately these are to hand the day for the opening will be fixed. It is very seldom we have the pic j smg duty to perfonnof recording acts of liberality such as those which came under oui notice at tho meeting of the Cambridge Jockey Club on Wednesday evening last. Mr B. Lewis, on behalf of the fiim of Lewi^ and {Simpson, presented the club v\ itb a tea and coffee service of the value of £10, to be given as a supplementary puze for one of the events at tho forthcoming Autumn Meeting. Mr A. Isaacs also gave £3 towards a like object. Tawhiao and his party were entertained at dinner at the Auckland Hotel by the Rev. W. Pomare and Te Hemara, of Mahurangi, on Wednesday. Aftei dinner the Rev. \V. Pomaie, who occupied the chair, ro>e to propose the first toast, "The Health of the Queen and the King." He hoped they would long bs spared to reign over, and to take care of, the Maoris and the Europeans. The "king replied in one of his usual enigmatical speeches, the purport of which was that they should stand together and fight for principle. The following special messages^ to the Press Association, dated London, Feb. 14th, have been published :— The French Government loan of £11,000,000 which was announced on the Ist February, has been covered four-fold.— Dr. Win. Stubbs, Canon of London, has been appointed Bishop of Chester in place of the Right Rev. Wm. Jacobin, who resigned. Dr. Ridding has been appointed Bishop of Southwell. —ln au article this morning the Times comments on the good feeling of loyalty and attachment to the CJueeu shown by the offer of u.o A7-,0t.>..i0» (Jnvpvnmont to place their gunboats at the disposal of tn|> Bntisli Government. — Mr Stuart Worsley, M.P. for Sheffield, in tho House of Commons, questioned the propriety of the Government in ovei crowding emigrants by the ship Warwick Castle. On Thursday evening a soiree in connection with the Whatawhata Wesleyan Sunday School was held in the public schoolroom, which was kindly lent for the occasion. A large number attended, among: whom were a number of visitors from Hamilton. The tea- tables weie very tastefully arranged and piesided over by Mr.s Skeates and the Misses Skeates, Rothwell, and E. Rothwell. After tea a public meeting was held. After .singing and prayer xVtr T. Burton was called upon to preside. A very satisfactoiy repoit was pi evented, showing the school to be in a prosperouscondition, commencingthcyear with a small balance in hand. The Wesleyan choir fioni Hamilton contributed \ery much to the success of the meeting, and the enjoyment of those present, by singing several anthems in a very pleasing style ; the audience showing their appreciation by heartily applauding. Several songs by the Misses Trewheellar and Salmon and Mr Meachem were both well rendered and well received. Very happy and profitable addresses were delivered by the Rev J. Dukes on the best method of teaching, in which he pointed out the importance of making the lessons pleasing and attractive ; Mr W. Barton on sympathy with the little ones, and the power of kindness ; Mr B. F. Rothwell on the importance of Sunday-school work, and the influence and effect which the present training of the young has upon future generations. Mr Fiench spoko for the encouragement of the teachers, of the small beginning, which they had in Hamilton, and the success which had attended them. He expressed his interest and sympathy with Sabbath -school work and considered that the importance of it could scarcity be over-rated votes of thanks to the chairman, singers, ladies and speakers, were passed by acclamation and the national anthem concluded a very sociable and happy meeting —(Correspondent.) Who (asks the Poverty Bay Herald) is this party of the name of Mcßeth— (of Wellington), as the telegrams parenthetically put it, as though that would increase the chances of identification — who is hanging about the King Countiy with the arch-vagi ant Sydney ' Taiwhanga, and managing to get hhn&elf advertised as a sort of anti-Bryce. Who is he at all, where does he spring from, and what is he supposed to be up to ?— in short, what's his little game ? Though other people may not think much of him, perhaps because they know nothing about him, he must surely have a pretty good opinion of himself or he would never go I about tiy ing to upset what Mr Bryce has done. He must evidently bft a believer in Voltaire's advice — " Audacity, audacity — more audacity — always audacity " to Bet himself in opposition to the man who hitherto has triumphed over everyone— to beard the lion in his den, as it were. Mr Biyce, whom everybody knows, effects a policy to the King Country — Mcßeth, whom nobody knows, sets about capsizing it. He has even more courage or foolhaidiness than his Shakaaperian namesake, or even Lady Mcßeth —or both together. What are we coming to when a party of whom all we know is that his name is Mcßeth, or Blown, or Jones, or Robinson can persuade himself — and seme other people, too, — that he can play ducks and drakes with the policy of the Government of the country, and get his movements and effusions telegraphed all over the Colony ? One hardly knows which to admire most, his temerity or his impudence. Mr Mcßeth seems to be in for a contest with Mr. Bryce, and if so we may look for developments by which he will become better known than he is now. If he comes out triumphant he is a smart fellow, and deserves to be famous ; but if he gets worsted no one will be either surprised or sorry. The colony may safely leave J. B. and Mcßeth to fight it out without much apprehension as to the issue, If he does enough to induce the former to take notice of him at all, he will find confronting him something more substantial than the ghost of Banquo which scared the Mcßeth of tragedy. One is not surprised at the diuukeu old reprobate Tawhiao improving the shining hour to assert himself, even by weans of a Mcßeth ; but the ancient Rewi must surely be in his dotage to give heed to him. However, we shall see what we shall see. Fancy a Taiwhanga and a Mcßeth upsetting a native policy by hobnobbing with the drink-sodden old " king." ShakejiDearp's JVf cbeth deprived King Duncan of life and sovereignty together. It would be a coincidence if our Mcßeth was f})e means of removing the Uwt ywtige vf tR? 9&jMtyWY

sovereignty of King Tawhiao by inducing Mr Bryce to repeat the incident of Panhaka, with variations. It seems unlikely, though, that so great an effect will spring from so trifling a cause.